Flex 3: using the value of variable to help define another variable... need some help.

Question

I hope I can explain this well enough...

I've created an xml document with several different types of phases: directorsprep, checkInOut, project, pickupPhoto, syncing, and daily. Once my httpService loads the xml, the result function is as follows:

private function processPhases(e:ResultEvent):void
{
    var phases:Array = new Array("directorsprep", "checkInOut", "project", "pickupPhoto", "syncing", "daily");
    var xmlList:XMLList = new XMLList;
    var dupString:String = "|";
    var tempArray:Array = new Array;
    var tempString:String = new String;

    for (var i:int = 0; i < phases.length; i++)
    {
        xmlList = XML(e.result).phases[i];
        dupString = "|";
        tempArray = new Array;

        for (var j:int = 0; j < xmlList.length(); j++)
        {
            if (phases[i] == "directorsPrep")
                tempString = "|" + xmlList[j].prepDBID + "|";
            else if (phases[i] == "checkInOut")
                tempString = xmlList[j].checkDBID;
            else if (phases[i] == "project")
                tempString = xmlList[j].dbID;
            else if (phases[i] == "pickupPhoto")
                tempString = xmlList[j].pickupPhotoDBID;
            else if (phases[i] == "syncing")
                tempString = xmlList[j].syncDBID;
            else if (phases[i] == "daily")
                tempString = xmlList[j].dailyDBID;

            if (dupString.indexOf(tempString) == -1)
            {
                tempArray = new Array;
                if (phases[i] == "directorsPrep")
                {
                    tempArray[0] = xmlList[j].prepDBID;
                    tempArray[1] = xmlList[j].projectDBID;
                    tempArray[2] = xmlList[j].startDate;
                    tempArray[3] = xmlList[j].numdays;
                    tempArray[4] = xmlList[j].positions;
                    directorsPrepAC.addItem(tempArray);             
                    dupString += "|" + xmlList[j].prepDBID + "|";
                }
                else if (phases[i] == "checkInOut")
                {
                    tempArray[0] = xmlList[j].checkDBID;
                    tempArray[1] = xmlList[j].projectDBID;
                    tempArray[2] = xmlList[j].startdate;
                    tempArray[3] = xmlList[j].numdays;
                    tempArray[4] = xmlList[j].positions;
                    checkInOutAC.addItem(tempArray);                
                    dupString += "|" + xmlList[j].checkDBID + "|";
                }
                else if (phases[i] == "project")
                {
                    tempArray[0] = xmlList[j].dbID;
                    tempArray[1] = xmlList[j].workingTitle;
                    tempArray[2] = xmlList[j].projName;
                    tempArray[3] = xmlList[j].startDate;
                    tempArray[4] = xmlList[j].positions;
                    projectsAC.addItem(tempArray);              
                    dupString += "|" + xmlList[j].dbID + "|";
                }
                else if (phases[i] == "pickupPhoto")
                {
                    tempArray[0] = xmlList[j].pickupPhotoDBID;
                    tempArray[1] = xmlList[j].projectDBID;
                    tempArray[2] = xmlList[j].startDate;
                    tempArray[3] = xmlList[j].numdays;
                    tempArray[4] = xmlList[j].positions;
                    pickupPhotoAC.addItem(tempArray);               
                    dupString += "|" + xmlList[j].pickupPhotoDBID + "|";
                }
                else if (phases[i] == "syncing")
                {
                    tempArray[0] = xmlList[j].syncDBID;
                    tempArray[1] = xmlList[j].projectDBID;
                    tempArray[2] = xmlList[j].startDate;
                    tempArray[3] = xmlList[j].numdays;
                    tempArray[4] = xmlList[j].positions;
                    syncingAC.addItem(tempArray);               
                    dupString += "|" + xmlList[j].syncDBID + "|";
                }
                else if (phases[i] == "daily")
                {
                    tempArray[0] = xmlList[j].dailyDBID;
                    tempArray[1] = xmlList[j].projectDBID;
                    tempArray[2] = xmlList[j].startDate;
                    tempArray[3] = xmlList[j].numdays;
                    tempArray[4] = xmlList[j].positions;
                    dailiesAC.addItem(tempArray);               
                    dupString += "|" + xmlList[j].dailyDBID + "|";
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

The part that's giving me trouble, and the reason for this post is the line:

xmlList = XML(e.result).phases[i];

If this isn't the correct way to denote which different phase to look at, can somebody tell me what is?

Thanks for your time, Brds

Answer 1

Try to use instead:

xmlList = XML(e.result)[phases[i]];